CondomKing Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Has anyone else been bombarded with these e-mailed letters? They have slowed down recently but there was a time when I was recieving at least three or four a day. I also started getting "Congratulations! You Won The Irish (insert any nationality) Lottery!!!" letters at the same time. I think there's a "Thailand connection" because this all started when I was sending daily e-mails to Thai publications inquiring about advertising space. Anyway, here's a sample for your amusement: Dear friend , I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late president of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha. I was falsely accused of murder and as such i was imprisoned, but thanks to Allah, I have been released for my innocence. Well dear friend I need your assistance in transferring some of my money into your account, because the government is making plans to seize them, as they did to my fathers own. Please view this site and read it's content carefully, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm the amount is $20 million in a Security firm Abroad. All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to transfer the funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance, Five percent (5%) would be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incur during the transaction. To indicate your interest, contact my lawyer urgently and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this business. All the legal information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree together. All my calls are monitored, So I will get my private attorney to get you the needed information. If this proposal satisfies you, please contact my lawyer immediately with your full names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my lawyer, Barrister Prince francis douglas contact you. He shall handle this transaction from beginning to the end on behalf of the family. Alternatively you can contact him true E mail-address at: ( fcdouglas@lawyer.com ) Thanks for your cooperation. Best Regard. Mohammed Abacha. email-muhammed_abacha@omaninfo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 I've only just started to get them, managed to keep my eamil addy off their lists. However, read the one i just go, SO FARKIN FUNNY! DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 DEAR SIR/MADAM, THIS IS A PERSONAL EMAIL T0 YOU ONLY. I AM THE SON OF SPAM SPADE, THE FORMER LOAN OFFICER OF NIGERIA, WHO WAS KILLED BY A RUSSIAN LADY WHO WANTS TO MEET YOU. HIS MORTGAGE RATES WERE SUPERB, BUT HIS PENIS WAS TOO SHORT, SO HE ORDERED 60,000,000 VIAGRA PILLS AND BEFORE HE COULD TAKE THEM HE WAS ASSASINATED BY 5 MILLION EMAIL ADDRESSES AT NO COST TO YOU. NOW I HAVE THESE 60 MILLION VIAGRA PILLS AND SEEK YOUR HELP IN TRANSFERING THEM TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I AM USING THIS MEDIUM T0 REACH YOU. HOWEVER I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE AND THIS IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, YOUR CO-OPERATION IS NECESSARY. YOUR RESUME WAS SELECTED AS BEING HIGHLY QUALIFIED, BUT THIS IS NOT SPAM! THIS IS FREEDOM FROM DEBT - CUT YOUR MORTGAGE IN HALF WITH OUR AMAZING REMOTE-CONTROL PASTA POT. THIS OFFER IS FREE. YOU HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DELETE IT AT ANY TIME. Y0UR PILLS ARE BEING HELD IN AN INEXPENSIVE DIGITAL CABLE DESCRAMBLER BOX GUARDED BY TEENY TITS CARRYING EXPLOSIVE LOADS. THE LOWEST RATES ARE LOCKED IN, ALONG WITH YOUR FREE GIFT. THESE PILLS MUST BE TRANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT USING A HAND-HELD ORGANIZER WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM A FREE GOVERNMENT-AUCTION WEB SITE. BY VIEWING PHOTOS OF SINGLES IN YOUR AREA, INCLUDING HORNY WIVES, YOU CAN LOOK YOUNGER, LOSE WEIGHT, AND INCREASE YOUR STAMINA WHILE DRIVING PRE-QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS TO YOUR MULTILEVEL PROGRAM AND MAKE OVER $4000 PER MONTH GUARANTEED. THESE PILLS WILL NOT ONLY MAKE YOU LOOK 3" LONGER, THEY WILL GET RID OF YOUR FLEAS AND TICKS FOR GOOD! SIMPLY COPY ANY DVD TO YOUR FREE INTERNET DOMAIN AND BEGIN YOUR ANTI-AGING PROGRAM TODAY. THE PLAN IS SIMPLE. Y0U WILL USE NORTON SYSTEMWORKS (A $300 VALUE FOR ONLY $38.95) TO PURCHASE 37 MILLION SHARES OF TONER CORP STOCK. THEN YOU WILL MEET ME AT THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DIGITAL CAMERA WITH $30,000 IN CORAL CALCIUM. WARNING: DO NOT TAKE ANY HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE OR YOU WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR YOUR FREE GIFT. ONCE YOU RECONNECT WITH YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL FRIENDS, YOUR FREE CREDIT REPORT WILL BE SENT. WITH THIS REPORT, YOU CAN BUILD YOUR OWN ONLINE CASINO. ONCE INSIDE THE CASINO, YOU WILL SUBSCRIBE TO KARA'S FREE FAN CLUB, WHERE YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING TO PROTECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. DO NOT FAIL TO DO THIS, OR I WILL REDUCE THE SIZE OF YOUR PENIS BY THREE INCHES! KARA'S WEB SITE WILL POP UP 6,000 PAGES, ALL OF WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO CLOSE BY CLICKING THEM. FOR EACH ONE YOU CLICK, TWO MORE WILL APPEAR. AFTER YOU COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE DEGREE (IN 8 MONTHS OR LESS), I WILL SEND YOU A HOT AMATEUR MP3 THAT WILL CONSOLIDATE YOUR DEBT USING ONLINE AUCTIONS. NOT EVEN CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, OR OPRAH WILL KNOW OUR SECRET! N0W Y0U WILL BE READY TO RECEIVE THE PILLS. YOU WILL USE THE AUCTION SITE TO FIRE YOUR BOSS AND CLAIM YOUR PORTABLE DVD PLAYER FROM THE SECRET ANTI-WRINKLE AGENT. NEXT, BOOST YOUR CELLULAR RECEPTION AND DRIVE OUR TEENY LOLITAS WILD WITH HUMAN PHEROMONES MADE FROM PRE-OWNED INKJET CARTRIDGES. YOU WILL TRADE THE PHEROMONES FOR A SINGLE GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL FILLED WITH A FREE THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY, WHICH WILL ENLARGE YOUR PACKAGE EVEN FURTHER. THE HERBAL INGREDIENTS IN THIS PACKAGE WILL INCREASE YOUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY 3" AND CLEAN THE INNER WALLS OF YOUR INTESTINES. REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT A SLEEP REMEDY, THIS AMAZING PRODUCT TARGETS THE BACTERIA THAT ACTUALLY CAUSE SNORING! 0UR PSYCHICS ARE STANDING BY TO TAKE YOUR ORDER. GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND WAIT FOR THE BEEP. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH AND A FREE CREDIT CHECK. DEPOSIT THIS CHECK IN A PRE-APPROVED ACCOUNT, AND YOU WILL TAKE HOME 40% OF THE PILLS. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE TRANSACTION. THE RESULTS ARE GUARANTEED. THIS IS A COMPLETELY SECURE INVESTMENT. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME AND MY FAMILY AS WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED. PLEASE REPLY ASAP. SINCERELY, S0N OF SPAM P.S., IF YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS MAILING LIST, SIMPLY GO TO www.UNSUBSCRIBE.COM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CondomKing Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 God, man! You REALLY have too much time on your hands!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uthai Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 These Nigerian letters have been around for a long long time. I actually received a LETTER, not an email in 1990. Fourteen years letter the version you posted is almost identical to the one I received.....I guess if it ain't broke don't fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Mr Condom, sadly I didnt write that one, was sen to me as a joke, very nice I thought too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CondomKing Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 If you're not going to address me by my full name, I prefer "Mr. King" or "CK", if you don't mind. "Rubber Regent" is a bit too stilted and, of course, "yo, Scumbag" is completely unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Your Elasic highness, forgive the indescretions of a mere DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 CDK, All jokes aside, the 'Nigerian Scam' has actually netted criminals millions of pounds. The largest centre for the fraudsters is, apparently, London. Fancy that, eh : people being taken to the cleaners from one of the world's great financial centres ..... The only thing that surprises me is that their are so many people out there with sufficient quantities of both cash and stupidity to make these scams viable. You could show any vaguely streetwise 12-year old these emails and he'd be laughing within seconds, yet there are suckers out there who are prepared to send these scumbags money as a 'transaction' fee or some other woefully transparent 'fee'. There is a moral dimension to this lunacy, too - most of the letters are (very poorly) taken from a Forsythe novel ('deposed leader who has fled African country'), and anyone with an IQ above 3 knows that a large majority of African leaders gain (and keep) power by killing anyone who gets in their way, then proceed to drain the country of whatever income it has before shooting through when the next warlord comes along. The fact that you are being offered a share of this sort of 'blood money' should tell you that you are dealing with some nasty mothers, even if the offer were genuine. The fact that they have entrusted you, John Smith, at random, should also send up about a thousand skyrockets in your head .... Yes, I know I'm preaching to the converted - my fellow board members rarely fall for con artists. I have recently been warned of another, more sophisticated scam which begins with 'You are a very hansum man'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I also had another one, which was muslim orriented. Very interesting as it made most of the "tythe" muslims (and other religions) are supposed to make. Amount was similar, but a interesting twiste. I actually think a friend of mine in KL fell for it DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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